“Change is the law of life. And those who only look to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” -John F. Kennedy It is 10:30am on Sunday morning, 30 October, and I’m sitting in bed with a cup of coffee in hand, Lumineers radio playing in the background, thinking about what to …
Update: I MOVED! See ya later Thailand, thanks for the memories. Hello Deutschland; hello fall; hello new adventures! For those of you who are just now checking in on my journey, here’s an update for you! On 1 October 2016, exactly five months after I landed on Thai soil for the beginning of the biggest …
“Say yes and you’ll figure it out afterwards.” -Tina Fey Friday, 19 August 2016: Last Friday, my weekend took a surprising turn, and I found myself making last-minute travel plans to get out of Ayutthaya for a few days. Earlier in the afternoon on Friday, feeling a bit unsettled about staying in town for the …
“Life is about balance. Be kind, but don’t let people abuse you. Trust, but don’t be deceived. Be content, but never stop improving yourself.” -Nishan Panwar I’ve been thinking a lot about writing this post. Last weekend I shared a slightly less rosy view of life in Thailand, and I must admit, I was not prepared …
“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think. If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place…Knowledge of another culture …
“We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already. We have the power to imagine better.” -J.K. Rowling This is a few days late, but things were busy at work this week. Last weekend I flew to Cambodia for three days! On Saturday, when I …
“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger in the long run is no safer than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.” -Helen Keller So much to write, such a long weekend. Earlier this week …